Advertising device



Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT caries.

AnvnnrrsrNe DEVICE.

Application filed July 2, 1923. Serial No..650,133.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HE RY K. HE NIGI-I, a citizenof'the United States, residing at Newcastle, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to an advertising device in the form of a windmill and it is an object of the same to provide advertising space that will be attractive and inei; pensive, the advertising matter being placed on the vanes of the windmill. It is wellknown that moving devices attract more attention than stationary ones and it is my purpose to combine in one device moving elements and printed matter or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which can travel in only one direction so that the successive vanes may carry progressive symbols such as words forming a sentence or a series of sentences or any other desirable sequences of letters, numerals, words, ideographs, etc.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference charactersindicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a my invention,

Figure 2 a perspective of a modified form,

Figure 3 a like view of a third form, and

Figure 4 a detail showing a modified vane.

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates a post at the upper end of which is a spindle 11 on which a hub 12 is mounted for rotation in the case ofa device such as shown in Figure 1. This hub has radially extending arms 13 at its upper and lower ends forming upper and lower spiders whose arms may be connected by bent end portions forming journals for the vanes perspective of one form of or leaves 14 or the vertical journals may consist of separate bent extensions on one or both of each pair of superposed arms 13 for convenience in locating the vanes thereon. Near the hub 12 is the cross bar 15 fixed to the upper and lower arms 13 and acting as a stop to limit the movement of the vanes.

In the operation of the device shown in Figure 1 it will be seen that the windmill can rotate in either direction according to the preference of the user. By locating the ure 1 will fiy free with the wind and vanes in the, position shown in Figure 1 the mill will rotate counter-clockwise. The vanes A and B bear at their free ends against the cross bars 15 while those marked C and D move freely under the influence of the wind. As the mill rotates the vanes C and D in succession will move toward their. the? pivots until they rest againstthe cross bars, 15 and also swinging vanes A and B to the other side of the brackets formed by the" bars or supporting arms it will be evident, that the same air current will drive them in the contrary or clockwise direction.

In Figure '2 the structure above described and has been modified by providing on the spin dle 11 a single spider having arms'lfi radiating therefrom and each arm'having a vertical .bar 17 at its end which may be integral with the arm if desired. These bars form journals for hinges 18 on vanes 19which are generally similar in structure and operation to the vanes 14 except that inFig-ure 1 the hinge or journal part of the vane extends the full width ofthe vane. For supporting'the hinges 18 the'bars 17 may be re duced at their ends and thicker at the middle or vice versa. The construction in Figure 3 shows a spi der having ahub 20 and arms 21 radiating therefrom. Two of these arms have pivots 22 extending vertically upward while the other two have vertical pivots 28 depending therefrom. In each case the pivots are braced by oppositely extending braces 24 and vanes 25 are swingablyinounted on the.

pivots and held in place by any conventional or desirable means. To limit rotation of the vanes in this case stops are provided which in the one case consist of oblique bars 26 extending to the spider arms '21 and in the other case consist of similar bars 27 extending from the lower end of the hub to the corresponding arms 21. :The hub is here shown as composed of three sections for convenience from the top of pivot 11 in assembling but may be made in a single piece if preferred. The operation of the device is generally similar to that of the devices in Figures 1 and 2 except that the device of Figure 3 can rotate only in one direction.

prevent them from swinging through an arc of more than 180. Similar results may be had in the case of Figures 1 and 2 by supplying additional stops to limit rotation of the vanes.

In Figure at I have shown a vane having.

struction of my device without departing from the scope of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to the specific embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in. the appended claims.- The device of my invention may also be used as;

a toy, or in someembodiments as a motor driven by Wind for storing power or doing Work in the familiar manner.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Latent, is:

1. A reversibly operable advertising device in the form of a Windmillcomprising a spindle, a hub rotatably mounted thereon.v rigid supports on the hub, and vanes pivotally carried by said supports, said vanes being adapted to contactwith said rigid supports for limiting their rotation in either direction, substantially as set forth.

2. A reversible operable advertising device in the form of a Windmill comprising a The reason for this is that the braces 24 stand in the Way .of the vanes and spindle, a hub rotatably mounted thereon,

radiating arms on the hub, and vanes pivot-ah ly carried by said arm said vanes being adapted to contact with rigid restraining means When'rotatingin either (ll1eCtlO11,-.Slll) stantially as set forth.

3. A reversibly operable advertising device-f in the form of a windmill comprising a spindle, a. hub rotatably mounted thereon,r1gid supports on the hub, and vanes pivotally car ried l y said supports, said vanes being adapted to contact oppositesides of said rigid supports for limitingtheirmovement when rotating in opposite directions, substantial ly as set forth.

4. :l. reversibly o erable advertisin device in the form of a windmill comprising a spin;

dle, a hub rotatably mounted thereon,;rigid. supports'on the hub, and vanes havlngtheir A windmill comprising a spindle, ahub on the spindle, radial arms on the hub, vanes journaled on the arms, and means carried by the arms to preventthe vanes from swingr ing past the arms,-substantially as set forth.

6. A Windmill comprising a spindle,a.hub.

on the spindle, radial arms on the hub, vanes ournaled on the arms, means carried by" the at one side. of said pivots to prevent the vanes from swinging past, thearms,v and.

means carried by thearmsat the other side t of said pivots to prevent the vanes. from swinging through, an arc of more than 180,

substantially as set forth.- In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my handand seal at NeWoastlm-Indiana this 5th day of July, A. D. nineteen hundredand twenty-three. HENRY K. HENNIGI-l; [L., s'..]

Witnesses: w

RUBY C. BRADFORD, Jr.,

0. S. BOLING. 

